Magazine-entrance guide for line-composing machines.



S. E. SPERRY. MAGAZINE ENTRANCE GUIDE FOR LINE COMPOSING MACHINES.ABPLIGATION FILED APR. 23, 1913.

1,130,641, Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

I J H VVENTOR 15(07ZM6Z Z? ape/w 'BY I .fim, ATTORNEY i I UNIT D STATESsnmunr. n. SPERRY, or'woonmvmi. new roan, nsszonon ro'm'mnunrrowan Iryrnsnr'rme mcnmn comm, or raw roan, 1v. 1., a conclusion vor NEW YORK.

. 'To alt 'whom it may concern r Be it known that I, SAMUEn E. SPERRY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Woodhaven, the 'county ofQueens and Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Magazine-Entrance Guide for Line-Composing Machines, of which thefollowing 'isa s ecification,

' The present invention re ates to improvements in line composing andtype casting machines and more particularly'to those of the well-knownlinotype class wherein the.

matrices are returned to the magazine, after the casting operation, andthe primary ob-- ject of the invention is to provide an improved guidefor directing the matrices from the distributer into thematrix-receiving channels of the magazine. Heretofore,

-1n machines of this class, it has been customary to employ a guidebetween the distribu- I ter and the magazine, but in those cases theguide terminated at the matrix-receiving end of the magazine, andexperiencehas demonstrated that the guide in such cases became displacedrelatively to the magazine, causing lack! of registration between thematrix passages of the guide and the matrix channels of the magazine,with the result that the-matrices frequently tilted to such extent as"to clog' or obstruct thematrix-receiving' end of the magazine,necessitating stopping the machine'and removing the obf struction.

' According to the present invention, the

' tures being'pointed out particularly in the claim'sg'at the end of thespecification.. I

In the accompanyingdrawmgz. F gure 1 represents .a vertical sectlon ofthe upper end of' the magazine, the distributer, and the. matrix guideinterposed between thegmagazine and distribu'ter, the guide embodying Ithe present invention; Fig. 2 shows portions "of the magazine and thegulde 1n cooperativerel'ation and illustrates diagrammati' callythe.manner in which the matrix is di- Speeifloetion of Letters ratent.Application and Amiga, 19.13. sale No. ream.

M AGAZINETENTB IANCE GUIDE 10E IIINMOMPOSING'M A GEIIM- rested by theguide into the. magazine; F}g,S-.and show, in edge view and side ew;respectivelmoneof the matrix-guidmg partitions as shown in Figs. 1 and2; Figs. 5 andfi are similar views showing an other form ofmatrix-guiding partition adapted to be used according to the presentmvention; Fi s. 7 and 8 are detail views Patented Mar. 2,

showing anot er form of matrix-guiding partition; embodying the presentinvention, these latter figures illustrating the manner m whichPartitions of this klnd cofiperate with the magazine; Fig. 9 representsa transve se section on the line 9-'9 of Fig. 7. S1m1lar' parts aredesignated by the same reference characters in the several views.

Matrix guides embodying the presentin-* vention are capable of use inconnection with line composing machines of various types wherein thematrices, after use, are returned to the magazine. In the presentinstance,

different .embodiments of the invention are shown in connection w th amachine-of the understood that the invention is not restricted to thepart1cular"constructions shown, asequivalent constructions may be usedwithin the scope of the claims at the end of the specification.

well-known linotype class, but it wi1l'be' The matrix guide forming thesubject A matter of the present invention is interposedpropriatechannels of the magazine. 'The' between the matrix distributer and theup per or matrix-receivmg lend of the. magazine and serves. to receive tdistributer, as shown,.embodies a distributer bar 1, the lower edge ofwhich is provided with ribs'to coiiperate with the teeth formed in thetops'of the matrices M, and revoluble screws 2 cotiperate with thematrices to feed them along the distributer bar while the matrices aresuspended therefrom owing to the engagement of the teeth of the matriceswith .t ribs beingqsq arranged wlth respect to'the projections on thematrices as to cause the matrices A10 drop from the distributer'bar',-when the,-matrices occupy pos tlons above 9 ribs 9 the distributerbar, these therespective channels of the magazine, all

of whichwill be readily understood by those formed with pairs ofcomplementalgrooves 10.5 Skilled in; the art; The magazine embodies jtop and bottom plates 3 and 4 which are 9 providing channels and 6 whichreceive the lugspf the matrices. The magazine is mchned in order, thatthe matrices will gravitate'ffro'm the upper receiving end toward thelower or "delivery end, as usual, and in order, to facilitate entranceof the matrices into the respective channels, thewallsat one side-of thechannels are preferably beveled, as at 7.

The guide which receives the matrices from the distributer and directsthem into the appropriate channels of the magazine embodies a curvedplate 8 whichextends from'a point beneath the distributer bar to theupper end of, the magazine, and a set of upright or vertically arrangedpartitions 9, the curved plate 8 supporting the matrices I asthey dropfrom the distributer bar and I .pass into the magazine, and thepartitions 9 -gu1ding the matrices so that they shall move an" edgewisedirection. According to the present invention, these matrix-guiding par-"titions 9 extend downwardly and forwardly magazine, thereby preventinglodgmen't of the matrices upon the upper end of the magazine or'tiltingof the matrices to such past the upper end of the magazine and projectinto the matrix-receiving end of the extent as to bind and therebypreventtheir entrance into the magazine. These matrixguidlng partitionsare, in the present instance, connected and maintained in properrelation by a tie bar 10 and they are provided with lugs 11 adapted tocooperate with retaining projections 12, the latter beingEformed on acarrier frame 13 which is adapted to swingto and from operative positionabout a pivot 14. I

The matrix-guiding partitions be constructed in different ways. In Flgs.1-4

V inclusive, each partition is composed of a pair of plates 15 and 16 scured together .flatwise and having'their lower ends 17 and l shown inFigs. 1. and 2. r

- In Figs. 5 and 6, another form of partl-r, tion is shown which iscomposed of .a single 18' spread apart, these ends of the partitionprojecting into the magazine andlying between the top and bottom platesthereof, as

Iplatehaving its lowerend cut at 19 and 20 to form a central portion 21and a pair of upper and lower portions 22 and '23, the central portion21 in this instance being in alinement with the remainder of thepartition while the portions 22 and 23 are bent or .deflected laterallyas shown in Fig. 5.

7 8 and'9, the partition 24 is end of the magazine but this portion ofthe with corrugations 25 of the partition partition projects intotheupper end of the .i magazine and lies in a plane between the ribs whichseparate the adjacent matrixreceiving channels, as shown in Fig. 8.. v

In each of the constructions. shown, the upper and lower edges of eachguiding partltlon are cut away, thereby reducing that portion of thepartition which projects into the magazine. These portions of thepartitions which project into the magazine lie preferably in planesbetween the ribs which separate the matrix channels in the magazinc, andthe matrices as they enter the magazine pass between these partitionsand are guided thereby in a manner which prevents obstruction, either byangular deflection, or

lod ing of the matrix against obstructing sur aces or projections.

I claim as my invention I 1. In a machine of the linotype class, in

combination, the matrix-containing magazine, the distributing mechanism,and means for guiding matrices from the distributing mechanism to themagazine, said means having laterally widened guiding parts projectinginto but unattached to the magazine.

2. In a machine of thelinotypeclass, a

channeled matrix magazine,- and means for guldlngmatrices thereto saidmeans having laterally widened portions within the magazine andoccupying positions between but unattachedto the .top and bottom platesof the magazine;

. 3. In a machine of the classdescribed, the

combination of'a matrix-containing magazine, a matrix distributer, andguiding means arranged to receive matrices from the distributer and todirect them into the magazine, portions of said guiding means beinglaterally widened and projectinginto the magazine and-being positionedfreely between the top and bottom plates thereof.

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazinehaving channels to receive matrices, a distributer, andguiding meansarranged to receive matrices from the distributer and to direct theminto the appropriate channels of the magazine, portions-of said guidingmeans being laterally widened and projecting into the magazine at pointsbetween adjacent channels therein and being positioned freely betweenthe top and bottom plates of the magazine.

1 5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a magazinehaving matrixreceiving channels, a matrix distributer, and

guidingmeans arranged to receive-matrices from the distributer and todirect them into the difierent magazine channels, said guiding meanshaving rigidlaterally widened portions projecting into but unattached tothe matrix-receiving end of the magazine and lying in'pla'neswholly'between the top and bottom plates thereof. i

v 6. In a machine of the c1ass described, the combination of a magazinehaving top and bottom plates formed with opposed pairs ofmatrix-receiving channels, a matrix distributer, and guiding meansbetween the distributer and magazine embodying laterally spacedpartitions having theirv ends widened laterally and projecting into themagazines and unattached toand lying inplanes between the top and bottomplates.

7. In a machine of the class described, the

combination-of a magazine having matrixreceiving channels, a matrixdistributer, and

means for guiding matrices from the dis corrugated portions whichproject into and 5 are unattached to the magazine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

I SAMUEL E. sPERnY.

Witnesses: J

WM. WnMssEN, Jr., R. W. HELLon.

